17 May 2008
VIDEO: Sol Campbell pitchside interview
Sol Campbell told TheFA.com of his delight at winning The FA Cup for a third time...

Cardiff City

0-1

Portsmouth

 

 

Kanu 37

The FA Cup sponsored by E.ON
The Final
3pm, Saturday 17 May 2008
Wembley Stadium
Winning clubs will receive £1,000,000 from The FA



Portsmouth captain Sol Campbell told TheFA.com about the unbelievable feeling he had after winning The FA Cup for the third time.

Campbell, who collected medals with Arsenal in 2002 and 2005, raised The FA Cup aloft at Wembley on Saturday, much to the delight of the passionate Pompey support.

And Campbell also hailed team-mate Kanu, whose brilliance opened up a chance to go one-nil up before the Nigerian hit the outside of the post from close range.

However, Kanu was where it mattered on 37 minutes to prod home the ball to win The Cup for Portsmouth.

Campbell said: "To win The FA Cup anytime as brilliant, it's the biggest Cup competition worldwide. You never know when it comes round again, it's a fantastic feeling.

"Both crowds are passionate about their clubs and you could hear them cheering their sides on, but it's great. It's obviously a fantastic stadium, it's great to play in and great to win.

"I know, I know, it's just hit the post, maybe he lost a little bit of concentration but he made up afterwards."

He added: "I was ecstatic, it's unbelievable. It's fantastic for the club, everyone connected with Portsmouth. The last three or four games weren't going so well but we've made up for it today and won The Cup."

To watch the interview with Campbell, click on the link above.

Teams

Cardiff City
1 Peter Enckelman, 2 Kevin McNaughton, 3 Tony Capaldi, 4 Gavin Rae (18 Trevor Sinclair 87), 6 Glenn Loovens, 7 Peter Whittingham (30 Aaron Ramsey 62), 10 Stephen McPhail, 11 Paul Parry, 12 Roger Johnson, 16 Joe Ledley, 36 Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink (20 Steven Thompson 71)

Subs
13 Michael Oakes, 5 Darren Purse

Portsmouth
1 David James, 5 Glen Johnson, 6 Lassana Diarra, 7 Hermann Hreidarsson, 11 Sulley Muntari, 15 Sylvain Distin, 17 John Utaka (10 David Nugent 69), 19 Niko Kranjcar, 23 Sol Campbell, 27 Nwankwo Kanu (9 Milan Baros 87), 30 Pedro Mendes (8 Papa Boupa Diop 78)

Substitutes Not Used
21 Jamie Ashdown, 16 Noe Pamarot

Attendance: 89,874

Match Officials
Referee: Mike Dean (Cheshire FA)
Assistant Referees: Trevor Massey (Manchester FA) & Martin Yerby (Kent FA)
Fourth Official: Chris Foy (Liverpool FA)